As Lu Ming was wiping, he suddenly discovered that something was wrong with the bottom of the box.
"Knock, knock, knock."
"What's wrong? Did you find anything?"
Zhang Anan dropped the work in his hands, ran over and asked curiously.
"Look, the thickness isn't right. Let me knock on it to see if it's solid or hollow."
Lu Ming turned over the bottom of these.
"Let me take a look. This material is pretty good. There's a faint fragrance coming from it."
Zhang Anan reached out and knocked on it curiously.
"See if there are any hidden buttons or something like that on the side," Lu Ming reminded her.
"Touch it first," Zhang Anan held it in his arms and slowly felt around.
I don’t know what Zhang Anan touched, but I heard a "clang" sound and it actually opened.
"How did you open it?" Lu Ming was very curious. He saw that she just touched it a few times.
Zhang Anan was also stunned and shook his head in confusion.
"I don't know. Never mind how to open it. Let's see what's inside first!" After saying that, he lifted the lid directly.
The inside was very shallow, containing an envelope, a palm-sized piece of unknown leather, and a very quaint wooden hairpin.
"Hurry up and open the letter to see what's written inside." Zhang Anan handed it to Lu Ming, and studied it to see if there was anything else.
"An An, why do these characters look so much like the characters in your school? Come and take a look."
Lu Ming was a little surprised. He had seen Zhang Anan write something similar before.
"What? Let me see it quickly," Zhang Anan immediately snatched it away and took a quick look. It was indeed the same. It was not the common language of their Ling country, but one that appeared in some items left to her by his parents.
I started learning it out of curiosity when I was a child, and gradually I understood a little bit. Whenever I missed them, I would write a little bit.
"Why is this so similar to my parents' handwriting?"
"An An, what does it say? Don't cry first!"
Lu Ming immediately reached out to wipe her tears, hugged her and comforted her silently.
"It says here that the hairpin is given to the destined person, and the treasure map says that the items on it will be donated to the country when the country is in trouble. But they didn't say who they are, whether they are my parents or not."
Zhang Anan translated the brief content on her paper with tears in her eyes.
"Don't cry, let's study the treasure map and see where it is. There may be a clue there."
"Um"
The two of them studied the unknown leather again and found that although it looked small, it could actually be opened. There were all kinds of lines drawn on it, all of which were expressed with lines and symbols. People with poor imagination might not be able to understand it.
"Does this place look like our place?" Zhang Anan looked for a while and pointed to a place and said to Lu Ming.
Lu Ming was a little dumbfounded. In modern times, he was used to high-tech navigation and maps, so this primitive thing made him a little confused.
"I don't see that."
"Look here, does this mountain look like the mountain behind us, and this river? Does this side look like the mountains we have to pass by to go to my little sister's house, and here..." Zhang Anan pointed at the map and explained to Lu Ming excitedly.
After hearing her explanation, Lu Ming understood everything in his mind.
"You said it seems so. Doesn't that mean the treasure is in the mountains behind us?"
"It looks like it should be. Look at the mark. It seems to be not far from the foot of the mountain. Why don't we go and take a look tomorrow?"
Zhang Anan became excited and wanted to go and see it right away.
"Don't worry, let's take care of the children first. We can't just abandon them!"
"Then what should we do? How about sending him to Brother Jianxin's house for a day?"
Lu Ming thought about it and shook his head.
"Send it to the neighbor's house to help look after it. We will give them some food and tell them that we are going to the mountains to find some game. We can share some with them then. I guess they won't refuse.
But if we go to Brother Jianxin's house, what if he wants to follow us? It will be difficult for us to explain it then."
"Okay, let's do as you say. Now let's get some rest!"
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"Uncle Zhang and Aunt Liu, thank you for your help. We will try to come back as soon as possible."
Zhang Anan thanked the two elderly people, but she felt embarrassed in her heart. She didn't trust them yesterday and was afraid that they would bring trouble to her family. Now she had to leave her child with them.
"Go ahead, and be careful. The kids are very sensible. We couldn't be happier!"
Liu Ya smiled happily and answered her.
"If you guys stand up, we'll come pick you up sooner."
Worried, he told the child something else.
"Mom, you guys go and do your work! Just don't forget to pick me up," only Lu Chenyao replied, while the others who lowered their heads to play their own things just waved at the two of them.
Zhang Anan and Lu Ming smiled at each other speechlessly, then turned and left.
"Hoo, hoo, this, climbing up the mountain, is too tiring!"
Zhang Anan was so tired that she sat down on the ground and didn't want to get up. Lu Ming took out two sets of windproof clothes and put them on to prevent a cold. She looked like a bear, round and chubby, and had difficulty moving.
"Huh, we're almost there. Don't rest or you'll be even more reluctant to walk. Look at the sign on the map. It's probably right there in front. Let's slowly find our way there."
"Do you think we are sick? We are still running in the mountains in heavy snow," Zhang Anan said as she got up. Seeing that Lu Ming was not as tired as her, she, who knew martial arts, was actually not as good as him. The desire to win in her heart was aroused, and she walked forward quickly.
"Hey, slow down, don't be in a hurry, be careful not to fall."
As soon as Lu Ming finished speaking, Zhang Anan fell down.
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